Box for milk bottles and other articles



Malh 28, 1933. D. s KOCH ET AL 1,903,266

BOX FOR MILK BOTTLES AND O THER ARTICLES Filed April 2, 1932 2Sheets-Sheet 1 /a J f ff CREAM/PT. OY?! l?? /1/ j H By ltomey March 28,1933. D s KOCH ET AL 1,903,266

BOX FOR MILK BOTTLES AND OTHER ARTICLES Filed Aprl 2, 1952 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 28, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DANIELS. KOCH ANI) WAYNE NEWBERRY, F ST. PAUL, IllEIlNl'l'iElSOTA.A

Box non MILK BOTTLES ANnoTHERYAnTICLns Application led April 2,

This invention relates to a box for holding articles, as well as moneyfor the articles, or tickets, the general'object of the invention beingto provide means whereby an alarm will be sounded when either the top orbottom of the box is moved to open position so as to notify thehouseholder that some one is opening the boX.

Another object of the invention is to provide the box with a hingedcover and bottom so that articles may be readily placed therein, andarticles removed therefrom, by opening the bottom, with means on thefront of the box for indicating the amount and kinds of articlesdesired.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed ont in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a front View of the device.

Fig` 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view with the top open and a part of themember 14 broken away.

Fig. 4 is a side view of the invention with parts broken away to showthe electrical contacts.

In these drawings, the letter A indicates the box which has a straightrear part and a front sloping downwardly and forwardly as shown. Bothends of the box are open and the upper end is closed by a hinged cover 1and the bottom is closed by a hinged door 2. These parts are normallyheld in closed position by a pair of springs 3, one at each side of thebody of the box and having their ends connected with the door 2 and thecover 1.

Both the cover 2 and the door 1 are of greater dimensions than the boxand the door 2 may be provided with the upstanding flanges 4 whichextend up over the corners 1932. Serial No. 602,806.

of the box when the door 2 is in closed position.

Upper and lower cross pieces 5 are arranged in the box adjacent one sidethereof and each c cross piece carries a spring plunger 6, theseplungers being moved inwardly, against the action of their springs, whent-he Vcoverl and door 2 are in closedposition, so that'their heads 7will be out of engagement with the. contacts 8 carried by but insulatedfrom the 60 cross pieces.

These contacts are connected by the conductors 9 with the door bell Aorother alarm, so that an alarm will be given when either the door 2 orthe cover 1 is moved to open posit-ion. 65

Adial D is located on the front face of the front of the box andcontains the names of commodities and amounts, and pivoted fingers 10are located adjacent'the indicia so that the customer can move theingers to indicate the commodities desired land the amount thereo-f, asclearly shown in Fig. 1.

A strip 11 is connected to the under face of the cover 1 and has anoffset projecting part 12 so that objects can be placed between parts 75of said strip and the front portion of the cover, such as bills and thelike, and the lower end of the rear portion of the box or of a strip 13attached to said rear part is extended and carries a downwardly andforwardly eX- tending member 14 wlch will be enga-ged by the door 2 whenthe same is in open position, so that the door forms a chute for moneyand tickets or the like placed in the box and the Y flanges 4 willdirect the articles sliding down 85 the door into the hand of the user.

From the foregoing it will be seen that we have provided simple meansfor sounding an alarm when either the door or cover of the4 box isopened, thus indicating to a. person within the house, that the milkmanor other deliveryman is putting something in the box, or that some oneis opening the box and means whereby money, tickets or the like can beeasily withdrawn from the box after it is placed 1therein, just byopening the door 2.

t is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combina.- tion and arrangement of the several parts provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new is 1. A deviceof the class described comprising a box having its upper and lower endsopen, a` downwardly opening door hingedly connected to the rear of thebox7 for closing the lower end of the box, an upwardly opening doorhingedly connected to the rear of the box at the top thereof for closingthe upper end of the box7 springs connecting the two doors together andlocated exteriorly of the box and holding both doors in closed position,insulated strips arranged. adjacent one side of the box, within thesame, with one strip adjacent the upper end orn the box and the otherstrip adjacent the lower end thereof`r a spring plunger carried by eachstrip, said plungers engaged by the doors when said doors are closed,for moving portions of the plungers away from the strips, and contactson each strip engaged by said portions when the plungers are disengagedby the doors.

2. A device of the class described Comprising a box having its lower endopen, a door for closing said lower end, a hinge connecting the rearedge of the door to the rear edge of the box at the lower end of thebox, said door having flanges at its outer corners, the front portionsof said flanges being spaced apart at the front of the door, a memberconnected with the rear part of the box and depending below the same`rand a member connected to the lower end of said last-mentioned memberand having a part sloping downwardly and forwardly and forming a stopfor the opening movement of the door for holding the door in a positionsloping downwardly and forwardly.

In testimony whereof we atlix our signa.-

tures.

DANIEL S. KOCH. WAYNE NEWBERRY.

